Using Intercom With External Telephone Calls - GE 28165 User Manual

Advanced Intercom Features
Receiving an Incoming Call During an Intercom Call
If you receive a telephone call during an intercom call, both handsets or base will emit
alert tone and remain in intercom mode. Either handset or base user may press the
LINE 1 or LINE 2
corresponding

Using Intercom with External Telephone Calls

During an external telephone call, you can use the intercom function to;
• page another handset and set up a private (-way) intercom conversation with
another user while the telephone call is placed on hold
• create a 3-way conversation between the telephone caller, the base, and
cordless handsets
• transfer the external telephone call to another handset
Two-Way Intercom Calls
1. During an external call, press the int button on the handset or base and the external
call is placed on hold. The list of handsets or base shows in the display.
. Use the 5 or 6 button to select desired handset or base.
3. Press the SELECT Soft Key Left (SKL) to page.
NOTE: The receiving handset or base presses the int button or the OK
Soft Key Left (SKL) to answer the intercom call. Both intercom users
may speak privately. The external caller will not hear the intercom
conversation.
4. When finished, press the EXIT Soft Key Right (SKR) or int button to end the intercom
call, return to the talk mode, and resume your original telephone conversation.
Three-Way calling
Between two handsets or a handset and base and an external call
1. During an external call, press the int button on the handset or base and the external
call is placed on hold. The list of handsets or base show in the display.
. Use the 5 or 6 button to select desired handset or base. A tone sounds and PAGING
shows in the originating handset or base display.
NOTE: PAGING FROM... shows in the display on the receiving handset or
base, and the receiving handset or base must press the int button or the
OK Soft Key Left (SKL) to answer the intercom.
3. When the receiving handset or base connects, press the UNHOLD Soft Key Right (SKR)
on the originating handset or base to conference with the receiving handset or base
and the external caller. CONFERENCE shows in the display on the originating and
receiving handsets.
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button or the handsfree button to answer the call.